1. Frank Turner Simes is an American musician, singer, guitarist, songwriter, composer and record producer.
19 Facts About Frank Simes
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When Frank Simes was 16 he began attending college as a music major.
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Frank Simes continued his music career, working with Martha Davis of The Motels as a songwriter, producer, and guitarist for three years in the mid-1980s.
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In 1989, he began touring with Don Henley as a guitarist, and vocalist and soon after as a songwriter when Frank Simes co-wrote "Workin' It" and "Goodbye to a River".
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Frank Simes was featured on the Inside Job DVD and continues to work with Henley today.
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Frank Simes toured and recorded with Mick Jagger on his Wandering Spirit album and tour, was the band leader for Don Henley on the Inside Job tour, and played guitar and sang for Stevie Nicks on the Enchanted tour.
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Frank Simes played on Roger Daltrey's album Moonlighting and appeared in The Who's documentary Amazing Journey.
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Since 1993, Frank Simes has composed over 1,400 pieces of music for such companies as Paramount Television and Los Angeles Post Music.
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Frank Simes has composed original guitar and piano pieces in the Modern, Baroque, and Romantic styles, some of which were recorded by the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Frank Simes produced several albums for major labels such as Sony Music Entertainment, RCA Records, Epic Records and Mitsubishi.
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Frank Simes is the recipient of nine platinum records with such artist as Don Henley, Rod Stewart and various soundtrack albums.
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Frank Simes's credits include producing three albums on Sony, recording with Rod Stewart on his album entitled, As Time Goes By: the Great American Songbook, Volume II, performing on Roger Daltrey's Moonlighting anthology CD and DVD, and Daltrey's Gold CD, as well as on Engelbert Humperdinck's The Winding Road album and Greatest Hits and More.
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Frank Simes recorded with Art Garfunkel on Some Enchanted Evening, Mylene Farmer on her Innamoramento album, and with Sylvie Vartan on her album Nouvelle Vague.
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Frank Simes has produced five albums for vocalist Ann Lewis.
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Frank Simes composed and recorded a musical entitled The Door with partner Lisa Verlo.
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In 2009, Frank Simes toured as lead guitarist and musical director in Roger Daltrey's No Plan B band for the Use It or Lose It tour.
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In 2011, continuing as musical director and lead guitarist for Roger Daltrey, Frank Simes performed the rock opera Tommy and other songs at a warm-up show in Bournemouth at the O2 Academy in preparation for a show at the Royal Albert Hall to benefit Teenage Cancer Trust.
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Frank Simes performed alongside Pete Townshend who played and sang as a guest at the TCT show.
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Frank Simes's works have appeared in TV shows and films including:.